WO2017102616A1 - Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly - Google Patents
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- WO2017102616A1 WO2017102616A1 PCT/EP2016/080566 EP2016080566W WO2017102616A1 WO 2017102616 A1 WO2017102616 A1 WO 2017102616A1 EP 2016080566 W EP2016080566 W EP 2016080566W WO 2017102616 A1 WO2017102616 A1 WO 2017102616A1
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- runner
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
- B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
- B23P19/04—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes for assembling or disassembling parts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
- B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
- B23P19/04—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes for assembling or disassembling parts
- B23P19/08—Machines for placing washers, circlips, or the like on bolts or other members
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
- B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
- B23P19/001—Article feeders for assembling machines
- B23P19/006—Holding or positioning the article in front of the applying tool
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
- F03B11/00—Parts or details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the preceding groups, e.g. wear-protection couplings, between turbine and generator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
- F03B3/00—Machines or engines of reaction type; Parts or details peculiar thereto
- F03B3/12—Blades; Blade-carrying rotors
- F03B3/128—Mounting, demounting
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2230/00—Manufacture
- F05B2230/60—Assembly methods
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2230/00—Manufacture
- F05B2230/60—Assembly methods
- F05B2230/61—Assembly methods using auxiliary equipment for lifting or holding
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/20—Hydro energy
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
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- the present invention generally relates to an innovative tool for connecting or disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for carrying out such operations using the tool.
- a runner 100 is being connected/disconnected to a shaft assembly 200, more in particular to a flange in turn connected to the rotatable shaft (not shown).
- runner 100 is supported through a plurality of beams 110.
- this object is obtained by a tool for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly, the tool having an elongated shape.
- the tool may comprise on a first portion reversible connecting means which may be configured to couple the tool to the shaft assembly.
- the tool may further comprise on a second portion an engaging-element and/or a driving system associated thereto.
- the driving system may be operable from a remote location which may be outside a footprint of the runner and may be adapted to activate the tool by positioning the engaging-element into an operative outward configuration such to support the runner.
- the reversible connecting means is a thread located on the first portion adapted to be coupled to a complementary receiving threaded seat located on the runner.
- the engaging-element comprises a couple of hooks hinged on the tool.
- the couple of hooks share a common pivot and are provided with torsion springs.
- the torsion springs are adapted to maintain the couple of hooks in an idle inward configuration.
- the driving system comprises a reciprocatable latch disposed along the tool and connected to a cable operable from the remote location, the latch being adapted to cooperate with the couple of hooks in order to position the engaging element into the outward operative configuration.
- the latch is movable between a retracted position and an extended position.
- the latch comprises an upper portion adapted to be inserted, when in the extended position, between the hooks such to displace them into the outward operative configuration.
- the latch comprises a reaction spring such that it is idle when in the extended position and it is pulled down by means of the cable to reach the retracted position.
- the upper portion is arrow-shaped.
- a method for connecting a runner to a shaft assembly may comprise respective threaded seats.
- the method preferably comprises one or more of the steps of: inserting at least three tools in equidistant threaded seats of the shaft assembly; lifting the runner until it contacts the shaft assembly; activating the engaging elements of each of the tools to support the runner by operating the respective driving systems from remote locations outside a runner footprint; inserting connecting bolts for all aligned threaded seats.
- the method further includes the steps of removing the three tools and replacing them with bolts.
- a method for disconnecting a runner from a shaft assembly may comprise respective threaded seats connected by bolts.
- the method may comprise one or more of the steps of: removing at least three bolts positioned in equidistant aligned threaded seats of the shaft assembly and runner; replacing each of the three bolts with respective tools; activating the engaging elements of each of the tools to support the runner by operating the respective driving systems from remote locations outside a runner footprint; removing bolts from their respective threaded seats; disconnecting the runner from the shaft assembly.
- Figure 1 and 2 show an arrangement for supporting a runner during coup ling/decoup ling operations according to the prior art
- Figure 3 shows a front view of a tool when positioned in an operative configuration according to the present invention
- Figures 4 and 5 show a sequence of operations for connecting a runner to a shaft assembly using the tool according to the present invention
- Figures 6 and 7 show a sequence of operations for disconnecting a runner to a shaft assembly using the tool according to the present invention
- Figure 8 show an overall schematic view of the connecting/disconnecting operations conducted by a worker.
- Tool 1 may be used, as it will be clear from the detailed description of a preferred and non-limiting embodiment, for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly.
- tool 1 has an elongated shape and comprises a first portion 11 and a second portion 12.
- Reversible connecting means 4 is located on the first portion 11.
- reversible connecting means is in the form of a thread 4, which is adapted to be coupled to a complementary receiving thread seat which is located into the shaft assembly (not shown).
- Reversible connecting means 4 is configured to couple the tool 1 to the shaft assembly (not shown).
- Tool 1 further comprises, on its second portion 12, an engaging element 5 and a driving system 6 associated thereto.
- the engaging element 5 includes a couple of hooks 51, 52 which are hinged on the tool 1 by means of a common pivot 7. Furthermore, hooks 51, 52 are provided with torsion springs (not visible).
- the driving system 6 comprises a reciprocatable latch 8 which is disposed along the tool 1 and connected to a cable 9 which is operable from a remote location (not shown).
- Latch 8 is movable between a retracted position (not shown) and an extended position (depicted in figure 4).
- Torsion springs are arranged to maintain hooks 51, 52 in an idle inward configuration, such that the outward configuration is achieved by means of the latch 8 which pushes the hooks 51, 52 against the reaction of the torsion springs.
- the driving system 6 further includes a reaction spring 10 associated to the latch 8 and arranged such that latch 8 is idle when in the extended position (depicted in figure 3) and it is pulled down by means of cable 9 against the reaction of spring 10 to reach the retracted position.
- upper portion 81 of the latch 8 is arrow-shaped.
- upper portion 11 of the tool 1 is firstly screwed in a threaded seat of a shaft assembly, the shaft assembly being generally indicated with numeral reference 3.
- the shaft assembly is typically intended a flange element integrally connected to a rotatable shaft, to which the runner has to be coupled.
- At least three tools are inserted in respective equidistant threaded seats located around the flange.
- the seats are usually arranged substantially along a circular line.
- a runner 2 is lifted (along direction of arrows A), ensuring that all the respective seats are aligned, until it contacts the flange.
- the cables 9 of the tools 1 are pulled down (along direction of arrow B) such that latch 8 is positioned in the retracted position and, consequently, hooks 51, 52 are in the idle inward configuration to allow the upward transition of the runner 2.
- the engaging elements 5 of the tools 1 may be activated by operating the respective driving systems 6. More in particular, as shown in figure 5B, for each tool 1 the cable 9 is released such that latch 8 moves towards the extended configuration and cooperates with hooks 51, 52. This way, engaging element 5 is positioned in an operative outward configuration and supports the runner 2.
- connecting bolts can be inserted for all the aligned threaded seats.
- tools 1 can be unscrewed from the respective threaded seats and replaced with bolts.
- the method includes the steps of removing at least three bolts positioned in equidistant aligned seats and replacing them with three tools 1 according to the invention.
- the tool 1 has been inserted and connected to the flange 3 through its reversible connecting means 4 located on upper portion 11.
- the engaging element 5 is activated, having the latch 8 normally in the extended position and thus pushing the hooks 51, 52 outwards.
- the cables 9 of tools 1 are pulled down (along direction of arrow B) from a remote location to allow the disconnection of the runner 2, as the latch 8 is dragged into the retracted position and consequently the hooks 52, 52 move towards the inward configuration.
- the tools 1 can be activated to support the runner by releasing the cables 9, since the release of the cable triggers the engaging element to reach the outward operative configuration.
- the driving system of the tool according to the invention is operable, through the cable 9, from a remote location 30 which is outside a footprint of the runner 2. In this way, any operation under the runner 2 while it is suspended by the sling 18 is avoided. Once the cables are released, thus activating the tools, connecting/disconnecting operations can be performed in safety.
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KR1020187019866A KR20180094044A (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2016-12-12 | Tools and methods for connecting a runner to a shaft assembly or separating a runner from a shaft assembly |
CA3007869A CA3007869A1 (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2016-12-12 | Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly |
AU2016372248A AU2016372248A1 (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2016-12-12 | Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly |
NZ743470A NZ743470A (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2016-12-12 | Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly |
US16/062,285 US10906144B2 (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2016-12-12 | Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly |
IL260079A IL260079A (en) | 2015-12-14 | 2018-06-13 | Tool and method for connecting/disconnecting a runner to/from a shaft assembly |
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DE690432C (en) * | 1938-11-18 | 1940-04-25 | Escher Wyss Maschinenfabrik G | Device for supporting the impeller in the relatively narrow shafts of water turbines |
JPS56167863A (en) * | 1980-05-27 | 1981-12-23 | Toshiba Corp | Device for assembling and disassembling hydraulic turbine |
JPS585481A (en) * | 1981-07-01 | 1983-01-12 | Hitachi Ltd | Runner fixing method for hydraulic machine |
JPS58144668A (en) * | 1982-02-24 | 1983-08-29 | Hitachi Ltd | Method and device for dismantling and assembling runner for rotary hydraulic machine |
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